MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.03,-90.46 Latitude: 41.03 Longitude: -90.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 30 SFC 978 220 20.6 16.5 77 4.2 17.9 164 3 295.6 297.8 291.9 330.6 12.14 2 950 474 20.7 15.0 70 5.7 17.0 195 6 298.2 300.3 292.0 331.3 11.36 3 900 939 16.5 14.1 86 2.4 14.9 235 5 298.5 300.6 292.1 331.4 11.29 4 850 1423 12.7 6.7 67 6.0 9.3 256 7 299.5 300.8 289.0 320.9 7.26 5 800 1928 8.8 0.1 54 8.7 4.4 264 9 300.5 301.4 287.1 314.9 4.80 6 750 2458 4.9 -4.7 50 9.6 0.5 270 14 301.9 302.6 286.4 312.9 3.60 7 700 3017 0.6 -5.7 63 6.2 -2.1 261 17 303.1 303.8 286.8 314.1 3.58 8 650 3605 -5.2 -9.6 71 4.4 -6.9 243 19 303.1 303.6 286.0 311.9 2.84 9 600 4227 -9.9 -11.4 89 1.5 -10.4 232 14 304.7 305.2 286.4 313.1 2.67 10 550 4893 -13.1 -14.8 87 1.6 -13.7 213 17 308.5 308.9 287.3 315.6 2.21 11 500 5618 -14.2 -15.6 89 1.4 -14.7 204 31 315.7 316.2 289.7 323.2 2.26 12 450 6415 -16.7 -18.0 89 1.4 -17.1 217 59 322.3 322.7 291.5 329.3 2.05 13 400 7292 -21.7 -23.3 86 1.7 -22.1 213 77 326.8 327.1 292.3 332.0 1.46 14 350 8260 -28.9 -31.4 79 2.5 -29.3 217 83 329.8 329.9 292.4 332.7 0.79 15 300 9343 -38.0 -40.9 74 2.9 -38.2 214 92 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.2 0.36 16 250 10569 -49.0 -52.4 68 3.4 -49.1 211 102 333.2 333.3 292.7 333.7 0.12 17 200 12009 -52.3 -67.7 14 15.4 -52.6 229 86 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.02 18 150 13866 -55.5 -81.3 3 25.8 -55.8 249 45 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.00 19 100 16385 -62.8 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.1 251 42 406.3 406.3 306.0 406.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5587.86 m Freezing level: 695.18 mb = 3073.32 m = 10082.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 739.85 mb = 2568.39 m = 8426.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.14 % Est. max temperature: 24.88 C = 76.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.16 mb = 748.61 m = 2456.04 ft T: 18.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 18.46 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.54 mb = 1357.91 m = 4455.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.32 C = 75.78 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -3.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.04 C Showalter Index: 1.71 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.92 C Cross Totals Index: 20.90 C K Index: 27.39 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 124.89 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 775.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.73 mb = 1199.46 m = 3935.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.73 mb = 1544.04 m = 5065.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 427.73 mb = 6792.74 m = 22285.62 ft B at Equ Level: 773.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.73 mb = 12082.31 m = 39639.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 16.6 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 155.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 9.4 neg: -16.4 tot: -7.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: -1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 35.62 Bulk Shear: 21.77 m/s